Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery

Golden, Charles J.; Maruish, Mark E.

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“…The age adjusted norms for these tests are derived by calculations based on equations provided in the manual (Golden et al 1980) but generally the same low rates of errors are expected as for the Reitan-Klove Examination below. Finally, we consider Sensory Neglect by summing errors on each of the left and right sides under conditions of double simultaneous stimulation from the Reitan-Klove Sensory Perceptual Examination (possible score range 0 to 12 per side for Tactile, 0 to 4 per side for Auditory, and 0 -12 per side for Visual).…”

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“…Thus, any performance difficulty on the sensory perceptual batteries was highly unlikely to be related to inability: to comprehend the tasks, to attend to the tester and the task, to cooperate, to remember instructions, to express a response verbally, or to perform a motor imitation or response. Normative comparisons were provided by the control group selected from the community with the same socioeconomic status as the autism subjects' family of origin, but also by reference to established clinical norms for neuropsychologic parameters (Spreen and Strauss 1998;Reitan and Wolfson 1993;Golden et al 1980) The clinical norms are especially useful, as they provide input on the clinical significance of research findings in the study group and also a determination as to whether the findings for the typical control groups reflect those of a larger community population.The purpose of the present study was to (a) provide descriptive information on the prevalence and nature of sensory sensitivities according to both parent-and self-report in a high-functioning autism sample, (b) compare performance between individuals with and without autism on measures of elementary vis-à-vis higher cortical sensory perception, and (c) examine the relationship between self-or parent-reported sensory symptoms and objective measures of sensory perception among high-functioning individuals with autism. Participants with autism were consecutive community referrals over a four-year period to a research clinic, all of whom met criteria for this study and agreed to participate.…”

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Sensory Sensitivities and Performance on Sensory Perceptual Tasks in High-functioning Individuals with Autism

Minshew

Hobson

2008

J Autism Dev Disord

115

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Despite extensive reports of sensory symptoms in autism, there is little empirical support for their neurological basis. Sixty individuals with high-functioning autism and 61 matched typical comparison participants were administered a sensory questionnaire and standardized neuropsychological tests of elementary and higher cortical sensory perception. Thirty-two per cent of participants with autism endorsed more sensory sensitivity items than any of the participants in the comparison group. On the sensory perceptual exam, both groups made few errors on elementary sensory perception items. Controls made few errors on higher cortical sensory perception items, but 30% of the participants with autism made high numbers of errors, though there was no evidence of the neglect syndrome. There was little correlation between the sensory sensitivities and the sensory perceptual deficits, likely due to the low correspondence between the measures. These results support the common occurrence of disturbances in sensory experiences in high functioning individuals with autism based on first person report, and the presence of neurological abnormalities in higher cortical sensory perception. Keywords autism; sensory sensitivities; sensory perception; sensory neglect The nerve endings on my skin were supersensitive. Stimuli that were insignificant to most people were like Chinese water torture. (Grandin, 1992) When Kanner (1943) and Asperger (1944 andAsperger (1991) first described the condition of autism, each reported inappropriate responses to sensory stimulation among the children they observed. Early clinical accounts described sensory dysfunction as central to the condition (Bergman & Escalona, 1949), and some clinicians continue to hold this view (Talay-Ongan & Wood, 2000). Further, sensory sensitivities and peculiarities have been incorporated as diagnostic features of the syndrome (DeMyer, 1976;Hermelin & O'Connor, 1964;Ornitz, 1989;Rogers, Hepburn, & Wehner, 2003;Wing, 1969). In the most recent revisions to the diagnostic system, clinical features associated with autism include "odd responses to sensory stimuli" (e.g., high pain tolerance, over-sensitivity to sound or touch, and excessive reaction to light or odors) (DSM-IV-TR: American Psychiatric Association, 2000). DeMyer, Hingtgen, and Jackson (1981) NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript significant disturbance in sensory processing" but stated that the underlying mechanism for this disturbance has not been established. In a recently published extensive review of empirical evidence for sensory dysfunction in autism, Rogers and Ozonoff (2005) reported that despite evidence for the prevalence and prominence of sensory symptoms in autism, there is little careful empirical work to support an explanation of the unusual sensory responses often associated with this condition. In addition, empirical information regarding the nature and extent of sensory disturbances within the autism population and potential links between sensory di...

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